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This group defines Jihad as acts of war against Jews and others who do not share their beliefs. Palestinian Islamic Jihad also opposes many other Arab governments, who they see as not being sufficiently Islamic and too western. The PIJ has claimed responsibility for several terrorist attacks in Israel, including suicide bombings.
Unlike the far bigger Hamas, which split from it, the Islamic Jihad has a small support base, and no real social or political role. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad was formed in the Gaza Strip during the 1970s by Fathi Shaqaqi as a branch of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
Shkaki led the organization for two decades. He was killed in Malta in October 1995 by an unknown party. Some people believe the party to be Israel. Others say other Palestinian groups killed him. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad often attempts to carry out attacks against Israeli targets on the anniversary of his death, although the identity of the assassins was never determined.
The group is based in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and its financial backing is believed to come from there and Iran. The group operates primarily in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but has also carried out attacks in Jordan and LebanonAlternate uses: see Lebanon (disambiguation The Lebanese Republic or Lebanon is a country in Southwest Asia, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is considered to be one of the fifteen lands that comprise the so-called " Cradle of Humanity". Lebanon is bor. Its main strongholds in the West Bank are the cities of HebronThis article is about the place in the Middle East. For other uses of the name, see Hebron (disambiguation). Hebron ( Arabic al-alil Hebrew Standard Hebrew evron Tiberian Hebrew eron the name in each language is derived from that language's word for "Frie and JeninJenin or Janin ( Arabic: ) is a city in the West Bank, which in accord with the Oslo Accords is divided between Israeli and Palestinian control. Overview Jenin is a predominantly Palestinian city with a refugee camp in the northern part of the West Bank (.
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Islamic Jihad also uses women and children as suicide bombers. On March 29 2004 , 16-year-old Tamer Khuweir in Rifidia, an Arab suburb of Nablus was apprehended by Israeli security forces as he prepared to carry out a suicide attack. His older brother claimed he was brainwashed to do it by Islamic Jihad cleric and demanded the Palestinian Authority to investigate the incident and arrest those responsible to it. [1]
Critics of Islamic Jihad say that Palestinians in this group have gotten so caught up in their narcissistic rage that they have lost the core value of humanity: the value of human life.